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2011 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTSMovie Reviews
A collection of the 2011 Academy Award nominated live action and animated short films. Cast:Robynn Murray, Luke Matheny, Renaud Rutten, Samuel Peter Holland, Jodie Whittaker, Rory Kinnear, Jim CarterDirector:Ruby Yang, Bastien DuboisRelease Date:February 11, 2011DVD Release: TBD From:Shorts InternationalLength:1 hr 34 min
2011 Oscar Nominated Shorts, Very Good Reviews Key Cities
2011 Oscar Nominated Shorts played in key cities to very good reviews. • Curt Holman wrote in Atlanta Creative Loafing, "A little film like Australia's 'The Lost Thing' can make all the hype, hoopla and wasted time surrounding the Academy Awards seem worthwhile.... achingly lovely..." • And Moira Macdonald wrote in the Seattle Times, "...there's surely a short here for every taste." More Reviews Below...
2011 Oscar Nominated Shorts Positive Reviews (18 Reviews, reviews below)
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD(cg) " 'Carnet de Voyage' is gorgeous, infinitely inventive... an artful riot of drawing styles.... In a generally unexciting live-action field, 'Na Wewe' gets my vote..."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 403 words, 02/25/11
Claudia Puig, USA Today: OUTSTANDING(cg) "The animated short 'The Lost Thing' is imaginative, poignant and rich with dazzling, original visuals... The live action short 'God of Love' is the best of the bunch."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,412 words, 02/21/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (7 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "The Pixar entry 'Day & Night' has charm and ingenuity... Equally delightful is Bastien Dubois's 'Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage'... the others feel a bit studied and stale..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,254 words, 02/11/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "You may be familiar with 'Day & Night'... but there are other charmers in the animated showcase.... The documentaries are uniformly excellent."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 287 words, 02/11/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Shorts programs are by their nature mixed bags of ambition, art and quality.... modest charms are what distinguish this year's academy-tapped batch."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 766 words, 02/11/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...the best group of Oscar-nominated shorts in the six years they've been distributed to theaters.... the animated bunch is, as usual, more entertaining..."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 415 words, 02/11/11
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Ten shorts in two categories, animation and live action... The Oscar-nominated shorts mirror the academy's traditional taste for conventional drama."(See all of Bill Stamets's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 877 words, 02/18/11
Tim Grierson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...this year's nonfiction crop largely underlines the limitations of movies with big subjects but compact running times.... the live-action entries are a more diverse mix."(See all of Tim Grierson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 529 words, 02/09/11
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "Of the five nominees for this year's statuette, four are about the sorrows of guys, comically or tragically presented, and two tell of schoolboys going off the deep end..."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 583 words, 02/11/11
Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "Among the live-action movies, the hands-down best is Luke Matheny's 'God of Love'... The best animated film is Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan's 'The Lost Thing'..."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 337 words, 02/11/11
Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD(cg) "...has some gems well worth seeing, with a couple of underwhelming, why-did-that-get-nominated entries thrown in.... go for the animation..."(See all of Stan Hall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 132 words, 02/18/11
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: GOOD(cg) "...my pick among the animated shorts is 'Madagascar: A Journey Diary.' It's an enigmatic musical postcard... 'Na Wewe' is my pick in the live-action shorts category."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 466 words, 02/11/11
Tom Long, Detroit News: EXCELLENT(cg) "There is no single mind-blowing film, but they do what good short films do: They make you want to see more short films."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 793 words, 02/11/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Tim Grierson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...this year's nonfiction crop largely underlines the limitations of movies with big subjects but compact running times.... the live-action entries are a more diverse mix."(See all of Tim Grierson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 529 words, 02/09/11
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: VERY GOOD(cg) "A little film like Australia's 'The Lost Thing' can make all the hype, hoopla and wasted time surrounding the Academy Awards seem worthwhile.... achingly lovely..."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 677 words, 02/09/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "The Pixar entry 'Day & Night' has charm and ingenuity... Equally delightful is Bastien Dubois's 'Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage'... the others feel a bit studied and stale..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,254 words, 02/11/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Shorts programs are by their nature mixed bags of ambition, art and quality.... modest charms are what distinguish this year's academy-tapped batch."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 766 words, 02/11/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...easily the most mainstream set of live-action finalists in this category in years... a not-too-shabby lineup of other contenders in animated shorts, as well..."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 2,946 words, 02/10/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Shorts programs are by their nature mixed bags of ambition, art and quality.... modest charms are what distinguish this year's academy-tapped batch."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 766 words, 02/11/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "The Pixar entry 'Day & Night' has charm and ingenuity... Equally delightful is Bastien Dubois's 'Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage'... the others feel a bit studied and stale..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,254 words, 02/11/11
12.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
2011 Oscar Nominated Shorts's reviews are separated by an average 12.2 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
2011 Oscar Nominated Shorts (18 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:2011 Oscar Nominated Shorts's reviews cover 27.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 14,018 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 779 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 5 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
2011 Oscar Nominated Shorts's reviews on average broke 5 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is 2011 Oscar Nominated Shorts's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
2011 Oscar Nominated Shorts (18 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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